Low-hanging fruit in harvesting No machine yet matches the speed, precision and adaptability of a skilled oil palm harvester. The dream of fully mechanised harvesting is alluring, but the real ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) is leveraging the advancements in robotics to develop a machine that can be used to harvest oil palm’s fresh fruit bunches (FFB), which it hopes ...

The Chinese government claimed in 2021 that more than 80% of cotton harvesting was done by machine. But people are still ...

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about 70% of palm oil is produced by small-scale farmers, many of whom depend on harvesting wild palm groves. The report also noted a regional imbalance as West Africa consumes more palm oil than ...

JAKARTA :The Indonesia Palm Oil Association, GAPKI, on Friday urged the government to delay a planned hike in the palm oil export levy, warning it could harm competitiveness amid global trade ...

A new report, Palm Oil Barometer 2025: Procurement for Prosperity, has called for significant changes in global palm oil sourcing practices to ensure that smallholder farmers, particularly those ...

Malaysia is hoping to unlock new commercial opportunities in its palm oil sector with a trade visit to China. Deputy plantation and commodities minister Chan Foong Hin will lead the trip from May ...

he government is slated to raise its export levy on crude palm oil from 7.5 percent to 10 percent of the reference price starting May 17 to fund a biodiesel program and replanting efforts.

As the cooperative’s chairman, he oversees 773 smallholders and 1,814 hectares of oil palm plantations, spread across five villages. An independent smallholder himself, Khairul and KTTPS joined ...

Since 2019, human rights groups have filed numerous complaints against German supermarket chain Edeka and palm oil supplier NaturAceites, alleging the companies failed to respond to concerns from ...